Glasgow Metropolis head coach Leanne Ross hopes her gamers can replicate her personal “nice experiences on European nights” as they put together to host Irish champions Athlone City within the first leg on their Europa Cup qualifier.
Metropolis dropped into the newly-established competitors after ending third of their Champions League qualifying group following a 2-0 defeat to FK Austria Wien.
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Athlone misplaced to Breidablik of their Champions League semi-final then beat Serbian champions Crvena Znezda 2-0 within the play-off to make sure their European journey additionally continued.
“I am anticipating a very aggressive recreation so we need to make sure that we’re combating on all fronts,” Ross instructed BBC Scotland of Wednesday’s match.
“They have a good squad of gamers, good technical capacity they usually’ve undoubtedly received gamers throughout the beginning XI who can harm us if we’re not absolutely centered on defending the best way we have to defend.”
The 44-year-old former midfielder was a part of the Metropolis squad who reached the quarter finals of the Champions League in 2014-15 and 2019-20, which she described as a “large achievement”.
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“European competitors, for me personally, has at all times introduced a variety of nice experiences all through my profession,” she mentioned.
“The gamers who’ve skilled that already need to preserve the journey going and the youthful ones need to see what it feels wish to progress in Europe and have these good nights at house the place we get the large crowds and the video games are thrilling.”
Her facet come into the match after a 5-0 win towards Montrose within the SWPL, making it three wins and three clear sheet in as many matches.
“The soccer we performed on Sunday and the efficiency we placed on, each people throughout the crew and collectively, it provides us enormous confidence by way of our model of play and what we will do to groups on the pitch,” she mentioned.
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“I actually loved watching the crew taking part in. There wasn’t a variety of teaching to do. They applied the sport plan very well and hopefully we will set one other good recreation plan and take that ahead.
“It is a new competitors. We’re now going right into a knockout situation and it is a totally different problem for the gamers as effectively and for us as employees.
“It is nice that we have now the chance to expertise that this season.”